David Thornton (actor)
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David Farrington Thornton (born May 4, 1953) is an American actor. He has appeared in John Q, Home Alone 3 as Earl Unger, Law & Order, The Notebook, and The Other Woman, among other roles. He is the husband of singer, songwriter and actress Cyndi Lauper.[1]
Personal life
Thornton was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. He is the son of professor Robert Donald Thornton (1917–2006),[2][3] who taught English at Harvard University among other institutions, and Grace Ellen (née Baker; 1919–2019).[4][5][6][7][8] He graduated from Hamilton College and Yale Drama School and studied at Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio.[1]
Thornton met singer Cyndi Lauper on the set of the film Off and Running.[1] They married in November 1991 and have a son, Declyn Wallace Lauper Thornton (born November 19, 1997).[9]
In 2005, the New York Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Thornton in Thornton v. Baron, which is considered a landmark decision in the New York real estate industry, specifically dealing with rent stabilization in New York.[10]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Marc | Television film |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Lile | Episode: "Rites of Passage" |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Werewolf | Episode: "The Circus" |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Thalberg | Episode: "Femme Fatale" |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Nelson's Pal | Episode: "Ask Me Again" |
| Template:Dts | Blind Spot | Frank | |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Template:N/A | Episode: "The Lottery Winner Murders" |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Template:N/A | Episode: "New York News" |
| Template:Sortname | Alan Warwick | Episode: "The Shooter" | |
| Template:Dts–Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Defense Attorney Lionel Granger / Jeremy Cook / Paul Radford / Paul Medici | 4 episodes |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Carl Kettner | Episode: "Closet Cases" |
| Template:Sortname | Kenny Strick | Episode: "Maledictus" | |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Lionel Granger | 10 episodes |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Template:Sortname | 12 episodes |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Joe Ballantine | Episode: "A Study in Charlotte" |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | George Pallis | 3 episodes |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | Robert 'Bob' Flake | Episode: "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" |
| Template:Dts | Template:Sortname | James Lapan | Episode: "Killer on the Roof" |
Video games
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References
External links
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